The Laughing Wolf: Static Vs. Dynamic Life

July 16, 2005

Static Vs. Dynamic Life

In several arenas of late, I have had to deal with people who don't like change. To be honest, it is in several cases much more than that: open hositility is putting it politely. The fear is palpable, for what they have always done is being changed, and they want to stay with what they have always done out of a fear of the unknown, a fear of additional work, and a fear of growth.

Actually, I empathize more than some would ever believe. I like comfortable ruts myself, but ruts rarely take you to new and better places. Ruts never provide growth, but merely conformity and a continuation of the same-old, same-old. Ruts, like game trails, are a trap of the self and an open invitation to intellectual or physical ambush. However comfortable and comforting, ruts are a prison to the mind and soul.

So think on this today: are you resisting change in your life because the change will bring true harm, or because the "bad" simply means that you may have to do something different and learn new things?

Just some food for thought for the day.

Posted by wolf1 at July 16, 2005 03:00 PM | TrackBack

Comments

I'm kind of a weird mixture on that. I love getting in ruts. But I'm the one who, at age 40+, upped and went to live in Thailand for a couple of years. On a whim.
I think I like BIG changes but not little ones...

Posted by: Kathy K at July 16, 2005 10:58 PM

Very interesting subject. I tend to love change, since it's what my mind does naturally (heh). Obviously there are some things which do not change, but apart from God, pretty much everything else in my world is up for grabs.

That being said, I'm facing some pretty heavy-duty changes at my workplace -- a public high school -- where I'm being shifted to a co-teaching or collaborating model rather than having my own classroom by myself. I didn't fight the change, although a few of my colleagues did, and I will go along with it merrily -- but do I think it's the best scenario? Probably not... but I also am keenly aware that I have NO say whatsoever and am little more than a bug in this ecosystem, so I'm going to take whatever they give me and make it work as best as I can. So I guess I'm kind-of the opposite of your co-workers... I roll with change pretty easily, even when it isn't necessarily the best thing to do. : )

Posted by: GradualDazzle at July 16, 2005 11:37 PM

I love change because I am easily bored. Once a job just boring (same old same old) I tend to look for new work.

Change keeps things fresh. I hate ruts.

Posted by: Machelle at July 18, 2005 06:41 PM